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Saturday, April 16, 2016

ANT-MAN (2015)

Directed by Peyton Reed    Starring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll

The Marvel films, as fantastic as they continue to be on many level, have become formulaic. This is was especially evident in the second Avengers film which was solid work but for example again ended in another big mess of a fight in city X. Ant-Man continues along a familiar path but wins you over with a pitch perfect cast and humorous script. Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead) was attached to the project for many years and though it's not clear how much of his ideas remain in the film, Reed (Bring It On [!]) navigates it safely to port. Rudd along with Michael Peña give the film its welcome comedic tone while Douglas offers effortless gravitas just by being there. Stoll, who first left a lasting impression on me in the otherwise overrated Salt, is a marvellous baddie. A fine balance of crazy with emotion. This is the most relaxed outing in the MCU thus far and I have absolutely no problem with that.

Marvel-jatkumon elokuvien juuttuessa leffa leffalta tiettyihin kaavoihin, Ant-Man kertoo alkutarinan tutulla vaihteella, mutta lisäten siihen rutkasti rentoutta ja tervetullutta huumoria. Brittiläinen nuori visionääriohjaaja Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead) valmisteli tätä projektia vuosia kunnes siirtyi sivuun ja vaikkei olekaan selvää kuinka paljon lopputuloksesta on Wrightin luomaa, Reed tuo filmin maaliin onnistuneesti. Rudd ja Michael Peña ovat täydellinen kohelluspari filmin kärjessä kun taas Douglas on mukana tuomassa vakautta jo pelkällä karismalla ja kokemuksellaan. Salt-leffassa ensimmäisen kerran säväyttänyt Stoll on pahiksena mainio tasapaino hulluutta ja kadotettua inhimillisyyttä. Ant-Man on ehdottomasti kevyin linkki Marvelin kanuunasta tähän mennessä, mutta erittäin tervetullut juuri sellaisenaan.

Ant-Man at IMDb

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